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CONTENTS PAGE

List of Officers, xiii; Members of Council, xiv; Committees, xv; List of Local Secretaries, xvi; Corresponding Societies, xvii; Members' List, xix.

Annual Report for the Year 1981 1 1. Land Ownership in Appledore, 1500-1900. By Sir John

Winnifrith 1

2. An eighth-century bronze Ornament from Canterbury and related Works. By M. Budny and J. Graham-Campbell. 1

3. Remains of Mammals from the Darent River Gravels at Sevenoaks Reserve, Kent. By David L. Harrison, Juliet Clutton-Brock and Richard Burleigh 27

4. The mid-Tudor Market in Crown Land in Kent. By Michael L. Zell 53

5. The causewayed Earthwork and the Elizabethan Redoubt on West Wickham Common. By A.H.A. Hogg . . . 71

6. The Dockyard Work-force: A Picture of Chatham Dockyard c. 1860. By M. Waters 79

7. Rochester 1974-75. By A.C. Harrison, B.A., F.S.A. . 95

8. More decorative Ironwork (II). By D. Stephenson, B.Sc, F.P.S 137

9. The Roman Villa at Darenth. By E.W. Black . . . . 159

10. Canterbury Cathedral: The small Portrait Carvings of the Pulpitum c. 1400. By C.J. Dudley 185

11. A Late Bronze Age Hoard from Hoaden, Kent. By T.C. Champion, M.A., D.Phil., F.S.A., and J.D. Ogilvie, F.S.A 195

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12. Two Roman Silver Ingots from Kent. By K.S. Painter. . 201

13. Discovery of a manuscript eye-witness Account of the Battle of Maidstone. By Robert KG. Temple. . . . 209

14. The Medway Megaliths and Neolithic Kent. By Robin Holgate, B.Sc 221

15. Some Discoveries about Edward Hasted and his History of Kent. By John Boyle, LL.B., F.S.A 235

16. Post-medieval Pottery from Chatham. By D.E. Williams. 261

17. Interim Report on Excavations in 1981 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust 275

18. Researches and Discoveries in Kent: A Radiocarbon Date for the Bronze Age Site at Greenhill, Otford 295 A medieval Islamic Brass Trapping found at Rochester 296

The Alice Drayton Brass in Horton Kirby Church . 298

Zion Chapel Site, Queen Street, Dover, Kent.

Excavations 1980-81 298

Archaeological Notes from Maidstone Museum . . 300

Sevenoaks District Architectural History . . . . 304

Frognal House, Sidcup 305

A Fragment of medieval Sculpture from Leeds Priory 307

A Roman Bronze Head from Margate 307

Boxley Abbey 312

The Tower of Stone Castle, Greenhithe 312

Two Cremations of the Roman Period from St.

Augustine's College, Canterbury 318 19. Investigations and Excavations during the Year . . . 325 20. Reviews 327 21. Obituary 329 22. General Index 331

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ILLUSTRATIONS

An eighth-century Bronze Ornament from Canterbury and related Works:

Plate I. Eighth-century Bronze Ornament from Canterbury 8

Fig. 1. Canterbury Bronze Ornament . . . . 8 Fig. 2. Eighth-century Animal Ornament . . . 12 Fig. 3. Maeseyck Embroideries 14

Remains of Mammals from the Darent River Gravels at Sevenoaks Reserve, Kent:

Plate IA. A general View of Excavation Site I. 28 Plate IB. Stratigraphy of Excavation Site I . . 28 Fig. 1. The Sevenoaks Reserve 29 Fig. 2. Site of the Sevenoaks Reserve . . . . 30 Plate IIA. Mammuthus primigenius 43 Plate IIB. Coelodonta antiquitatis 43 Plate III A. Bos primigenius 44 Plate IIIB. Cervus elaphus 44 Plate IVA. Bos taurus and Bos primigenius . . 45 Plate IVB. Metapodials of Caballine Horse . . 45 Plate VA. Rangifer tarandus 46 Plate VB. Cervus elaphus 46 Plate VC. Antlers 46

The causewayed Earthwork and the Elizabethan Redoubt on West Wickham Common:

Fig. 1. Earthworks on West Wickham Common. 72 Rochester 1974-75:

Plate I. Northgate. Exterior of Roman Wall . 96 Fig. 1. Site Plan 97 Fig. 2. Section North of the Rochester City Wall 98 Fig. 3. Section in west Face of Cutting . . . 100 Fig. 4. Section in south Side of Trench 6. . . 102 Plate II. George Lane. Interior of Roman Wall 103

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Fig. 5. Section in north-east and south-west Sides of Trench 2 104

Plate III. George Lane. Medieval Building . . 106 Plate IV. Tudor Brick Drain 107 Fig. 6. Roman Pottery . 109 Fig. 7. Roman Mortarium 119 Fig. 8. Medieval Pottery 120 Fig. 9. Small Finds 126 Fig. 10. Small Finds 127 Fig. 11. Bone Plaque 134

More decorative Ironwork (II): Fig. 1. The first two Pages of Door Knockers . 142 Fig. 2. Door Knockers 144 Fig. 3. Door Knockers 146 Fig. 4. Boot Scrapers 149 Fig. 5. The first two Pages of Scrapers . . . . 151 Fig. 6. Scrapers 152 Fig. 7. Cast-iron Memorials from Plaxtol Church-

yard 155 The Roman Villa at Darenth:

Fig. 1. Overall Plan of the Roman Villa at Darenth 160

Fig. 2. Blocks A and E 168 Fig. 3. Blocks B, C and D 172 Fig. 4. The Development of the Darenth Villa . facing 179

Canterbury Cathedral: The small Portrait Carvings of the Pulpitum c. 1400:

Plate I. Portrait Carvings of the Pulpitum. . 186 Plate II. Portrait Carvings of the Pulpitum . . 187

A Late Bronze Age Hoard from Hoaden, Kent: Fig. 1. Late Bronze Age Hoard 196

Two Roman Silver Ingots from Kent: Plate I. Roman Silver Ingot 202 Plate II. Roman Silver Ingot 202

Medway Megaliths and Neolithic Kent: Fig. 1. Location Map 222 Fig. 2. Plans of the Medway Megaliths . . . 224 Fig. 3. Location Map of Neolithic Sites . . . 226

Post-medieval Pottery from Chatham: Fig. 1. Post-medieval Pottery 265

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Fig. 2. Post-medieval Pottery 267 Fig. 3. Post-medieval Pottery 270

Interim Report on Excavations in 1981 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust:

Fig. 1. Perspective Drawing of Horton Manor Chapel 277

Fig. 2. Eastern Area of Canterbury facing 279 Fig. 3. Canterbury Castle and the Dane John

Area 282 Fig. 4. Bigbury Camp 288 Fig. 5. Bigbury Camp: Excavations 1981 . . . 290 Fig. 6. Plan and Elevations of Conduit House . facing 293

Researches and Discoveries in Kent: A medieval Islamic Brass Trapping found at Rochester: Plate I. Islamic Brass Trapping 297 Archaeological Notes from Maidstone Museum: Fig. 1. Miscellaneous Finds 301 A Fragment of medieval Sculpture from Leeds Priory: Plate II. Fragment of Sculpture from Leeds

Priory 306 A Roman Bronze Head from Margate: Fig. 2. A Roman Bronze Head 308 The Tower of Stone Castle, Greenhithe: Fig. 3. Basement Plan of the Tower . . . . 313 Fig. 4. External Elevations of the Tower . . . 314 Plate IIIA. The Tower of Stone Castle . . . . 315 Plate IIIB. The Basement Doorway 315 Two Cremations of the Roman Period from St. Augustine's College, Canterbury: Fig. 5. Location Plan 319 Fig. 6. Pottery from St. Augustine's College,

Canterbury 320

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